SUNDAY UPDATE: “The Conjuring” spent about $17 million dollars in North Carolina during its production last year. And by now, it has earned back all of that cash — and more.

The James Wan-directed thriller, which filmed in the Wilmington area in early 2012, made about $17 million at the box office on Friday, according to Variety. And it should pull in more than $41 million for the weekend, way ahead of other new releases “Turbo,” “Red 2″ and “R.I.P.D.”

Full numbers won’t be final until Monday, but you can track “The Conjuring’s” progress at BoxOfficeMojo here.

[…] Wilmington-filmed 'Conjuring' tops box office Wilmington-filmed The Conjuring topped the weekend box office, pulling in about $41 million. The thriller, which filmed in the region last year, spent $17 million in the state for production. This movie is stated it base on a true story, the original farm house is in Rhode Island. Does anyone know where the house they used for filming is located and maybe provide a Google address Thanks "The Conjuring": Locally filmed fright flick No. 1 at the box office | Wilm On Film Blog […]

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